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2763-2787

  • This egoism is the ladder of (climbed by) the creatures (of God): they must fall from this ladder in the end.
  • نردبان خالق این ما و منیست ** عاقبت زین نردبان افتادنیست

  • The higher any one goes, the more foolish he is, for his bones will be worse broken.
  • هر که بالاتر رود ابله‌ترست ** که استخوان او بتر خواهد شکست

  • This is (constitutes) the derivatives (of the subject), and its fundamental principles are that to exalt one’s self is (to claim) copartnership with God. 2765
  • این فروعست و اصولش آن بود ** که ترفع شرکت یزدان بود

  • Unless thou hast died and become living through Him, thou art an enemy seeking to reign in copartnership (with Him)
  • چون نمردی و نگشتی زنده زو ** یاغیی باشی به شرکت ملک‌جو

  • When thou hast become living through Him, that (which thou hast become) is in sooth He: it is absolute Unity; how is it co partnership?
  • چون بدو زنده شدی آن خود ویست ** وحدت محضست آن شرکت کیست

  • Seek the explanation of this in the mirror of (devotional) works, for thou wilt not gain the understanding of it from speech and discourse.
  • شرح این در آینه‌ی اعمال جو ** که نیابی فهم آن از گفت و گو

  • If I tell that which I have within, many hearts will immediately be turned into blood,
  • گر بگویم آنچ دارم در درون ** بس جگرها گردد اندر حال خون

  • I will refrain; indeed, for the intelligent this (which has been said) is enough: I have shouted twice, if any one is in the village 2770
  • بس کنم خود زیرکان را این بس است ** بانگ دو کردم اگر در ده کس است

  • To sum up, Hámán by means of those evil words waylaid Pharaoh in such a (terrible) way as this.
  • حاصل آن هامان بدان گفتار بد ** این چنین راهی بر آن فرعون زد

  • The morsel, felicity, had reached his (Pharaoh’s) mouth, (when) he (Hámán) suddenly cut his throat.
  • لقمه‌ی دولت رسیده تا دهان ** او گلوی او بریده ناگهان

  • He gave Pharaoh’s stack to the wind (destroyed him): may no king have such a minister!
  • خرمن فرعون را داد او به باد ** هیچ شه را این چنین صاحب مباد

  • How Moses, on whom be peace, despaired of Pharaoh’s accepting the true faith, because the words of Hámán made an impression on Pharaoh’s heart.
  • نومید شدن موسی علیه‌السلام از ایمام فرعون به تاثیر کردن سخن هامان در دل فرعون

  • Moses said, “We have shown kindness and generosity, (but) verily it was not the portion allotted to thy dominion
  • گفت موسی لطف بنمودیم وجود ** خود خداوندیت را روزی نبود

  • The dominion that is not righteous—regard it as having neither hand nor sleeve 2775
  • آن خداوندی که نبود راستین ** مر ورا نه دست دان نه آستین

  • The dominion that is stolen (usurped) is without heart and without soul and without eye.
  • آن خداوندی که دزدیده بود ** بی دل و بی جان و بی دیده بود

  • The dominion which the vulgar have given to thee they will take back from thee as a debt.
  • آن خداوندی که دادندت عوام ** باز بستانند از تو هم‌چو وام

  • Give up to God the dominion held on loan, that He may bestow on thee the dominion to which all consent.”
  • ده خداوندی عاریت به حق ** تا خداوندیت بخشد متفق

  • How the Amírs of the Arabs wrangled with Mustafá (Mohammed), on whom be peace, saying, "Share the kingdom with us, in order that there may be no contention"; and how Mustafá, on whom be peace, answered and said, "I am commanded (by God) in respect of this Amírate"; and the arguments on both sides.
  • منازعت امیران عرب با مصطفی علیه‌السلام کی ملک را مقاسمت کن با ما تا نزاعی نباشد و جواب فرمودن مصطفی علیه‌السلام کی من مامورم درین امارت و بحث ایشان از طرفین

  • The Amírs of the Arabs assembled and began to wrangle in the Prophet's presence,
  • آن امیران عرب گرد آمدند ** نزد پیغامبر منازع می‌شدند

  • Saying, “Thou art an Amír; every one of us is an Amír likewise: distribute this kingdom and take thy share. 2780
  • که تو میری هر یک از ما هم امیر ** بخش کن این ملک و بخش خود بگیر

  • Each (of us) is seeking equity in regard to his share: do thou wash thy hands of our share.”
  • هر یکی در بخش خود انصاف‌جو ** تو ز بخش ما دو دست خود بشو

  • He replied, “God hath given the Amírate to me: He hath given me the chief authority and the absolute command,
  • گفت میری مر مرا حق داده است ** سروری و امر مطلق داده است

  • Saying, ‘This is the epoch and cycle of Ahmad (Mohammed): hark, accept his command! Have fear (of God)!’”
  • کین قران احمدست و دور او ** هین بگیرید امر او را اتقوا

  • The party (of Amírs) said to him, “We too are (made) rulers by that (Divine) destiny, and God hath given the Amírate to us.”
  • قوم گفتندش که ما هم زان قضا ** حاکمیم و داد امیریمان خدا

  • He said, “(Yes), but to me God gave it as a possession, and to you (only) as a loan for the sake of (furnishing you with) provisions for the road. 2785
  • گفت لیکن مر مرا حق ملک داد ** مر شما را عاریه از بهر زاد

  • My Amírate is lasting till the Resurrection; the Amírate held on loan will be shattered.”
  • میری من تا قیامت باقیست ** میری عاریتی خواهد شکست

  • The (opposing) party said, “O Amír, do not say too much (about this): what is thy argument for seeking more (than thy share)?”
  • قوم گفتند ای امیر افزون مگو ** چیست حجت بر فزون‌جویی تو